New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-12
TO FIGHT THE GROG-shoPs' INFLUENCE
The Executive Committee OF the state AntEsaoon he
CLERG YMEN AROUSED AND IN E1RNESE

, MEETING AT ALBANY TO PROTEST AGAINST THE
PLATFORM OF TIE PERSONAL LIBERTY PARTY.
AIB.NY Oct IL (Speei,d,.-The alliance OF the Demo
cratic party and OF the Personal Liberty party 10 pass
law open the liquor stores from p m until imdign'
on Sunday is alarming clergymen OF the state The
clereymen OF Buffalo OF all denominations fortnight
ago held assmeetng with their parishioners In the
Central PRESBYTERIAN Church, and denounced tie pro
posed law. The clergymcn OF Albany ia7t ouh""y o'
lowed the example OF their brethren In Buffalo, sermons
In opposition TO Sunday opening OF the saloons being
made The Rev Father walworth Of the leaders of
the temperance OF the city, followed mp lhis hcloh
by writing letter to The Albany Express of yesterday on
the subject
Father Walworth suggested that public meeting
should he held to protest against the Sunday Dissertation
This led the Rev II. f.. Con. OF the Second frcs
hyterian Church. 10 Issue call Tor couhch Oh tue
clergymen every denomination IN tho rooms oi inc
Young Mems Christian Association This meeting was
held 10 day There twentyfo clergymcn present
The Rev DR. W s.. smart elected chairman. The
Rec Mr. Jackson read a description OF the meeting OF
the State Convention Of the Personal Liberty party hciu
here last Thursday Rev. DIR. smart said: Oh course
our sentiments directly contrary to those exreSsed by
the Personal Liberty Convention and 10 the plank ii
adopted"
The Roy DIR Church said that the liquor dealers who
had appearc before the committee OF the Legislature
last winter in opposition To the temperance measures
had threatened wien the Gicgcrich bh opening tue
saoous on SUNDAY was under discussion that II II was
not passeI by that legislature it would be by the next
one
The Rev DR. Smart. the chairman then said: Well.
gentlemen It seems 20 action In politics should
be Indirect and not direct. Perhaps ought 10 leave
ts matter TO tie lty rhcn DR.. Everett of the firs
Baptist Church. SAID We oughi 20 do something or We
ought to do nothing. II do anything think we
should hold a large meeting. ana that the ministers
should not take a chief part but the laiy. The Rev.
Father WalwOrh then sad: agrct perfectly with
those who said tnat this IL not political question:
II is a moral and "A religious question. IL j. question pt
the OF sunday. II do not meet thIs terri
bile challenge abdicate our posts a. moral teachers
Can hope that tho Lay arc likely 10 bcglh snoh a
movement AGAINST the saloons II seems Ia me hghy
proper that the ccrCymcn should ask their congreS
lions 10 oppose the opening NJ the saloon or sunday IL
seems Ia Inc should take the lead In THIS move
ment defend sunday" .
The Rev Or Ecob agreed with Father WalwOrth. Mr..
Yates presiding elder OF the Methodist Episcopal Con
ference proposed that public meeting should lie hed 70
protest against a change In the law. The Rev Ut ht
icrshal proposed 10 appoint committee Ia expires, ih'
sentiments OF meeting an that this committee
should report further meeting. Father "Al"nrth
said: IL seems 10 would be feeble blow "a, TIE
sunday dissertation to merely express our sentiments
Every one knows what the ministers think. We want
10 show thsse men that mean business We VIII
vote against the candidates for the Legislature VINO
promise 10 vote "a open the saloons on Sunday"
Father WalwOrth's advice for energetic action was
taken Upon motion OF the Rev. DR. Brown committee
was appointed call a public meeting To protest alns
the Opening OF the saloons sunday IL was also 10
preach next Sunday against any change
the law.